Gabryelle Daniels v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, et al.

Whether a federal court violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments by dismissing a pro se, in forma pauperis civil-rights action at the 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) screening stage without granting leave to amend, where the dismissal effectively operates with prejudice because refiling would be time-barred.

Whether sovereign and qualified immunity doctrines may be applied at the § 1915(e)(2) screening stage in a manner that forecloses any merits review of constitutional claims arising from child-removal proceedings.

Whether due process requires at least one meaningful opportunity to amend before terminating a pro se civil-rights action where pleading deficiencies are potentially curable and dismissal will permanently bar the claims.